Nov 27, 2020 19:00:00

Why do cats yell at humans?

Cats that are loved all over the world have not only their appearance and movement but also their 'voice' as one of their charm points, but this bark is not often used for communication between cats. John Wright of

Mercer University , an expert on animal behavior, explains why cats make special calls just for humans.

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Kittens make calls to get their mother's attention, but adult cats rarely use calls to communicate with each other. Expert Wright explains why cats meow only to humans, 'because they became human livestock.'

Of the past 9000 2017 years were carried out DNA survey of 200 animals or more of the cats that were present in the years research in, the 'cat to live together with human beings,' was the first birth of ancient BC 8000 BC Anatolia of the Fertile Crescent has been that it is increase. Since the Fertile Crescent is the first area for humans to farm, this study found that humans who want to get rid of grain-eating rats and cats that eat rats have a mutually beneficial relationship, and as a result, they naturally ' It is concluded that 'domestication of cats' has progressed.

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Before being domesticated in this way, cats live alone in the wild and are thought to have rarely encountered the same species. Therefore, it is said that cats at that time mainly used a communication means called 'marking' that can be used without encountering each other, rather than 'screaming' that can be used only when they meet each other. Wright explained that markings that leave a scent by rubbing or urinating the body occupy a major position in modern cat communication as well. There is no reason to use it. '

While cats communicate by marking, humans are not as well-developed as cats. For this reason, Wright said that cats learned during the domestication process that it is more likely that cats will get what they want, such as food, by using barking.

In fact, a research result was announced in 2011 that cats kept as human pets learn the act of 'screaming at humans' while living with humans. This study investigates the barking of stray cats and domestic cats, where stray cats 'groan indiscriminately against humans, dolls, dogs, etc.' It is possible that you are learning to get human attention with a bark by living with a human, confirming that 'in the case of a human partner, you will meow instead of a grunt and the frequency of barking is high'. There is. '

'If your response is positive and predictable enough to be heard, the cat may try to communicate with you,' Wright said of the cat's bark. He said that it is possible to exchange such things.